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Astronomy Now is the UK's biggest astronomy magazine. For over 25 years Astronomy Now magazine has provided a monthly source of information for amateur and professional astronomers alike. A wide range of feature articles cover subjects such as observing, cosmology, the history of astronomy and space science.
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Observers the length and breadth of the United Kingdom were treated to a brilliant display of the aurora borealis overnight on Thursday/Friday, 10/11 October 2024, during an extremely strong geomagnetic storm ..read more
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There’s something especially spectacular about a spiral galaxy which sports a central bar. NGC 7479 fits the bill as a classic example and one of the best in its morphological class ..read more
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The breathtaking majesty of a total eclipse of the Sun is unrivalled. However, an annular eclipse of the Sun is a very special event in and of itself. Parts of South America are the lucky ones on 2 October ..read more
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Ringed-world Saturn comes to opposition on 8 September, offering its best observing circumstances for the year ..read more
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The elusive, innermost planet pulls to maximum elongation from the Sun to put on its best showing of the year in the pre-dawn sky ..read more
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Amid all the wonderful nebulae that Cygnus has to offer lie Messier 29 and 39, two fine open clusters which are both easily visible through a pair of binoculars against a marvellous Milky Way backdrop as they ride high on late summer nights ..read more
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Some of the most spectacular observing events tale place when the Moon’s around, most gloriously when it lines us perfectly over the Sun, producing a total eclipse of the Sun ..read more
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Let’s hope for some clear skies on the morning of 21 August, so we can observe the beautiful ringed planet Saturn being occulted by the Moon ..read more
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Presently, there are a number of events taking place involving Saturn’s moons. Saturn’s moons revolve in the plane of Saturn’s equator, so the outline of their orbits matches that of the ring system. This means when the rings are closed up sufficiently we can see Saturn’s moons undergoing ‘Galilean-type’ phenomena. ..read more
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Mars and Jupiter lie less than a degree apart on the mornings of 14th and 15th August, providing a great spectacle for both visual observers and imagers ..read more